# lingo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪŋ.ɡəʊ̯/ · frequency rank #28,612

## Definitions
1. Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
2. An Aboriginal language.

## Etymology
From Latin lingua (“language”) + -o (diminutive suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-long)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-link)
- **logo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-logo)
- **lung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-lung)
- **linn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-linn)
- **lint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-lint)
- **lino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-lino)
- **Lugo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-lugo)
- **links** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-links)
- **lying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-lying)
- **Linux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-linux)
- **lungs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-lungs)
- **Linus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-linus)
- **longs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-longs)
- **lunge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-lunge)
- **Linton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-linton)
- **lingua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lingo-vs-lingua)
- **lin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lin-vs-lingo)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/line-vs-lingo)
- **lang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lang-vs-lingo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ilngo`, `ligno`, `linggo`, `linngo`, `linog`, `llingo`, `lnigo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lingo